Новости за 08.08.2020

India crossed the 21-lakh mark in Covid cases on Wednesday on the back of the highest single-day surge in fresh infections — crossing the 65,000-mark for the first time — even as two more Union ministers, Kailash Choudhary and Arjun Meghwal, tested positive. Union home minister Amit Shah and petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan had earlier tested positive.

In a major development, the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has decided to offer annual contracts to 30 men and 10 women cricketers for the domestic season of 2020-21. The decision was taken during the apex council meeting, which was headed by PCA president Rajinder Gupta at the IS Bindra Stadium, here on Saturday.

Actor Mehul Nisar is currently seen as Bhavesh Joshi in Anupamaa. His character Bhavesh is Anupamaa's brother and a cable mechanic by profession. Asked how much does he relate to his on-screen character, he said, "I am very little like the character that I am playing on-screen. That's the fun of being an actor. You get to play a new character who you really are not."

Fabled opening pair of batting greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag joined hands once again, this time to bless Yuzvendra Chahal after the India leg-spinner announced his engagement with choreographer and YouTube personality Dhanashree Verma.

Nadia Comaneci did not expect perfection. Apparently, nobody else did either.

Reality show,'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs' contestant, Madhav Arora says he is taking precautions while shooting for the reality show

Subrata Paul might be out of contention for now but he hasn’t given up hope on making a comeback to the national team once again.

Valtteri Bottas pipped Lewis Hamilton for pole in another Mercedes front row lock-out for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Saturday.

Chris Woakes hit an unbeaten 84 as England came from behind to beat Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford on Saturday. England were struggling in pursuit of a victory target of 277 after collapsing to 117-5 on the fourth day. But Woakes, who had helped drag England back into the match with 2-11 late Friday, and fellow World Cup-winner Jos Buttler turned the tide with a stand of 139.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels that Jasprit Bumrah will find it difficult to sustain himself in all formats of the game due to his unique action. Bumrah averages in the early 20s in all formats of the game and has 68 wickets in Tests alongwith 104 in ODIs and 59 in T20Is. "Bumrah has a difficult action. He cannot play in all formats," Akhtar said.

Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and choreographer Dhanashree Verma sealed the deal with a roka ceremony on Saturday, where the duo said "yes" to each other along with their families.

Reality show India’s Best Dancer has contestants battling amongst themselves to win the coveted trophy. These top 11 contestants, along with their choreographers are reviewed by the terrific trio on the judges’ panel – Geeta Kapur, Malaika Arora and Terence Lewis.

India's limited overs cricket teams vice-captain Rohit Sharma will be a part of sportswear giant Adidas' #SuperstarsofChange campaign with his concept of creative artwork of the world under the sea designed on a new brand of sneakers.

Serie A club Juventus have sacked coach Maurizio Sarri after one season in charge, following the team's elimination from the Champions League in the round of 16 on Friday, the Turin club said in a statement.

The five India hockey players, including national team skipper Manpreet Singh, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, are doing well at the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. The players are being attended to by SAI's in-house doctor as well as one doctor from the state government.

American voters face a choice between a Manchurian candidate & a Siberian nominee in the 2020 Presidential election, going by an expansive interpretation of official US intelligence assessment. In an extraordinary disclosure, a top US intelligence official said on record that China would prefer to see Donald Trump lose the election, while Russia is inimical to Joe Biden.

Everton legend Tim Cahill has lauded Subrata Paul's work ethic and commitment which he believes enabled India's veteran goalkeeper to stay at the top of his game all throughout.

Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix looked more like a family bust-up on Saturday after bosses bad-mouthed each other and half of the teams took issue with the stewards.